Supported Decision-Making Agreement Act

This act governs supported decision-making, an alternative to guardianship in which an adult with a disability keeps legal decision-making authority and formally designates one or more supporters to help gather information, understand options, and communicate decisions. It starts from a presumption that the adult is capable of making their own decisions, and provides a written agreement — executed with witnesses and revocable by the adult — that defines the supporter's authority and limits, including access to the adult's personal and protected information. The act also sets duties and prohibitions for supporters, bars certain people from serving in that role, requires supporters to report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation, and directs third parties on when they may rely on the agreement, shielding those who accept it in good faith from liability.

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